The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-23
THE BGUF GRAs,

THE bHUF GBAb,
or fat OK, led as usual. There ia sad
story connected with the appearance
OF this animal. The agent Of Rex,
sent out TO hnd the largest OK in the
country, for the parade, procured the
desired animal In Nebraska In mag.
nihcsnt steer named 0toe Ohief. This
OK was shipped to New Orleans on the
i'll fsttd J. N, White. When that boat
caught on Are the two men In charge
OF "0toe Onief" tried to save the ami
NAL, but failed. They remained too
long upon the boat, could not get
ashore In time, and both persisted. A
successor TO the drowned OK was
found in Texss eteer, which led the
procession today with gilded hoois
and gsrlanded neck. 30
Following the bout grss came the
hrst Goat,
TER hUeIo or THE ANcrRNTs,
was sacred and beautiful one. With
in @ eoian temple, sacred to Apol-
10, and garlanded with f,wers, were
youths and msidens In Greek attire,
playing upon the various instruments
Of ancient time, harps, oymbsls, trum-
pets, etc. f .f.e.-r
Modern music was not so attract We.
A French fat, In somewhat dllapi-
dated condition, wac the victim of
every verse conceivable. II was al
most case Of Hogarth's enrsged mu-
siclan. 4Tne negroes in the barber
shop ID the basement were whiting
away their time with a b. 10 and ac.
cordeon. A young lady in the front
room was humping at q tin pan piano.
90 toe gallery, an ambitious youth
tried the cornet, and in ths garret
membep OF the attical orchestra was
adding on O horse fiddle. Sill an
other story higher, on the roof, a score
OF wandering cats were joining as y
cholu, in the din Of discord The
next Il rats burleFqued some OF the pop.
ular airs OF the day.
empty Is THE CRADLE, BABY's GoNE,n
showed the sgonized mother returned
home to find that her infant had left
his Grad e, the infant having escaped
to q Beighb RUG room where he ia en-.
gagged discussing with young African
acquintance the merits of a jack pat,
"waEN PARENTS SLEEP THE ANGELS
wATCa."
The old lady was asleep Ia the front
room, taking advantage Of which the
daughter was out on hack gallery
play ing the part OF Juliet to a hand.
some young Romeo, while the son was
making his escape BY the front door
for nights SPREE"
"ovAR THE GARDEN WALL"
depicted the lover clambtrins over
the flont wall despite spikes and
broken bottles, holly pursued by his
insmorata's father aud n fierce bull
dog.
CLIMBING Up THE GOLDEN STAIRS"
were the Prince Of Mingrelia and the
Duke OF SAKE Cohurg Go ha, all
c'ambeting ~ the stairs to Cc1upy the
vacant Bulgarian throne The succeed
ing A at bore
APOLLO, THR GOD OF MUSIC,
sea ed ia temple suppo ted BY
Coriuthian columns aud garlanded
WIN 9Nttd. AtOuhu nun wore
twelve altars, on which fires were
burning incense. The God himse
wss dressed in regular Greek attire,
holdieg lamp 10 his hand.
TUE TABLEAU OF oRPHEus
was even grsnder. The float repre-
sentrd IN immense II Dwer uf the most
brilliant hues. In the center, on a
throNe composed Of musical instru.
mentY, eat the King OF Cunival him.
seli, as king OF music tuuouad-
ed by an crcnestra composed Of tho
muses., each with diff rent mu dcal
in,rumslt. Ibis completed the fret
divisl1n.
A patty si the Kings guards,
aocompanicd by musicians a tired an
Elyptsns, led the second division.
comm ,,ea 80 OF various humorou
sksl, hes and tsbesux
TRAGEDY
came iitt-the pcepe, a ruined temple
GOV, rcd with moss and ivy, behind
which the mooa was rising Il TINS
temple was Tragedy herself, a msd
viiago, with wild eye and flo Sing air,
her gown covered with b ood 10 her
hand she carried a torch, whtregith
che WAS about 10 ignite barrel OF gum
powder. Abound her we're Hamlet
contemplating suicide, Polonius muir